skygg

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

skygg

1. imperative of skygge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃʏɡː/

Adjective

skygg (masculine and feminine skygg, neuter skygt, definite singular and plural skygge, comparative skyggare, indefinite superlative skyggast, definite superlative skyggaste)

1. shy, frightened
   • 1966, Olav H. Hauge, Sanningi:

     Sanningi er ein skygg fugl.

     The truth is a shy bird.

Further reading

• “skygg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From the verb sky (“to shy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɧʏɡ/

Adjective

skygg (comparative skyggare, superlative skyggast)

1. shy, timid ((habitually) avoiding (close) contact (with people or other animals, or with a thing, by extension) (out of fear or the like), often of an animal)
   1. skittish

Usage notes

Blyg is the usual word for shy when applied to a person. Skygg implies avoidant (fearful) behavior.

Declension

Inflection of skygg
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	skygg	skyggare	skyggast
Neuter singular	skyggt	skyggare	skyggast
Plural	skygga	skyggare	skyggast
Masculine plural3	skygge	skyggare	skyggast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	skygge	skyggare	skyggaste
All	skygga	skyggare	skyggaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• arbetsskygg
• folkskygg
• ljusskygg
• oskygg
• skygghet

See also

• blyg

References

• skygg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skygg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skygg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skygg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)